Author Archives: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

CD Review: THE CHRISTOPH IRNIGER TRIO (Switzerland) – Jazz from Another Perspective

Artist: CHRISTOPH IRNIGER TRIO
Title: Octopus
Label: Intakt Records
Genre: jazz

Review by Dawoud Kringle

Zürich born bandleader and tenor saxophonist Christoph Irniger studied at the Musikhochschule Luzern with Christian Grab and Nat Su, Irniger founded the Christoph Irniger Quartet / Trio, the bands Pilgrim and Cowboys from Hell, and was sideman and co-leader of NoReduce, R.I.S.S. and the Lucerne Jazz Orchestra. The Christoph Irniger Trio has performed in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, and the US.

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Music Listings – 6/29 through 7/5/2015

1. Metal Mountains / Jasmine Dreame Wagner / Charlie Rauh / Mia Theodoratus / Sun Riah

Date: Monday, June 29, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Palisades (906 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York 112060
Ticket: $7
Genre: experimental/avant-pop

Metal Mountains (minimalist psych-folk) https://soundcloud.com/amishrecords/metal-mountains-structures-in

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Farewell, Ornette. Meditations on a Giant Who Walked Among Us

Text by Dawoud Kringle

On the morning of Saturday, June 27^th, 2015, I attended jazz legend Ornette Coleman‘s funeral.

It somehow seems inappropriate to write a “play by play” about this event. Sure, I could list those who spoke, sharing beautiful and sometime hilarious anecdotes, or described his genius and influence. I could talk about the beautiful music offered by Pharaoh Saunders, Cecil Taylor, Henry Threadgil, Bachir Attar, Geri Allen, Ravi Coltrane, and others. Somehow, that doesn’t quite work in the context of Ornette.

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